Operating an ATM Using Spanish Instructions

Some ATMs are bilingual; they flash their signals in both Spanish and English. Others give you instructions only in Spanish. In case you happen upon a machine that displays its messages in Spanish, here are the sentences you see in the order in which they appear:

Keep all the receipts that ATMs deliver. If you get no receipt or if your trip to the ATM was unsuccessful, be sure to write down the place, time, and date. When you arrive home, check everything against your bank statement. Also, be sure to check that no amount was debited to you on those occasions when you received no money from the ATM. Follow your bank’s procedures if you see any discrepancies.

The exchange rate you get at the ATM is definitely the most favorable, because it’s bank exchange — between the other bank and yours — which is better than what you get at other currency-exchanging outlets.